GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit